Castle · Coventry · West Midlands

Caludon Castle

Caludon Castle is a grade I listed castle in Coventry, West Midlands. Close by, Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael is 3.9 km away, one of 48 within 15 km. There are Wikipedia articles on it in 11 languages.

Photo: Caludon Castle, Mum's taxi (Wikipedia Takes Coventry participant) (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Coventry

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 8%

#662 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Castle in Coventry

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#662 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (11 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Coventry

Caludon Castle is inside Coventry’s built-up area, with 20 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Coventry has 277 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather by the month

In Coventry the warm season is June to September, with highs of 19–22°C.

Jan7° / 2°63 mm

Feb8° / 2°46 mm

Mar11° / 3°44 mm

Apr14° / 5°46 mm

May17° / 7°61 mm

Jun20° / 10°55 mm

Jul22° / 12°64 mm

Aug22° / 12°63 mm

Sep19° / 10°57 mm

Oct14° / 7°67 mm

Nov10° / 4°68 mm

Dec8° / 2°65 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Coventry, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Coventry. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Coventry’s full climate →

About

Caludon Castle

Grade I listed castle in Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK.

In Coventry, inside the town’s built-up area.

Coventry’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 11 languages
Town: in Coventry

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Where it sits

The map centres on Caludon Castle, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

Bases near Caludon Castle

Largest of the 8 is Coventry, home to 344,289. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in town

Coventry

344,289 people · 42 places to visit

2 · 2.8 km southeast of it

Binley Woods

2,569 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 4.4 km north of it

Hawkesbury

2,288 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 4.9 km south of it

Ryton-on-Dunsmore

1,829 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Caludon Castle is	People	Places to visit
Coventry	It’s in town	344,289	42
Binley Woods	2.8 km southeast of it	2,569	11
Hawkesbury	4.4 km north of it	2,288	6
Ryton-on-Dunsmore	4.9 km south of it	1,829	8
Bedworth	4.9 km north of it	31,083	6
Shilton	4.9 km northeast of it	286	5
Ash Green	5.8 km northwest of it	2,562	17
Baginton	6 km southwest of it	741	20

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

48 more lie within 15 km, 3 castles, 2 cathedrals and 2 museums among them.

CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael3.9 km away 2

MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum3.9 km away · 300K visitors a year (2010)3

Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle12 km away 4

Historic houseCoombe Abbey3 km away 5

MuseumCoventry Transport Museum4 km away 6

CastleBrandon Castle5.4 km away 7

CastleBrinklow Castle6.5 km away 8

CathedralSt Mary's Priory and Cathedral4 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Caludon Castle: what to know

Where is Caludon Castle?

Caludon Castle is in Coventry, West Midlands, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Caludon Castle?

Grade I listed castle in Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Caludon Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Coventry, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Caludon Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Caludon Castle?

Within 15 km: Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (3.9 km), Herbert Art Gallery & Museum (3.9 km), Kenilworth Castle (12 km) and Coombe Abbey (3 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Caludon Castle: Mum's taxi (Wikipedia Takes Coventry participant), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum: E Gammie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kenilworth Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Coombe Abbey: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Coventry Transport Museum: Jim Linwood from London, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brandon Castle: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brinklow Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
St Mary's Priory and Cathedral: E Gammie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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